Hackers arrested over data leakage

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http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2985550

BY CHOI MO-RAN
joongang.co.kr
Feb 27, 2014

Authorities said yesterday that they have arrested three hackers suspected 
of leaking the personal data of 17 million people from 225 websites.

The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency announced yesterday that it had 
arrested the trio, who stole personal data from Korean websites and sold 
it to loan lenders and chauffeur service companies in exchange for about 
100 million won ($93,793).

According to the police, the websites’ security networks were not secure 
enough to prevent infiltration. The hackers uploaded malicious coding onto 
posts on online boards, gaining control over the domain once site 
administrators clicked on them.

The hackers told the police that they were easily able to steal the 
personal data since most of the websites didn’t encrypt the personal data 
of their members.

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